When Hironao Yokomaku began working at a French restaurant aged 16, little did he know how much he’d influence Japan’s car culture in the decades that followed. Now aged 63, the Tsukuba-based tuner shows no signs of slowing down having just unveiled a new project alongside Fast & Furious actor Sung Kang. Because for nearly four […]
The first event of the year is always special. It’s like being lost in a desert and then catching a glimpse of an oasis. As the UK automotive season winds down with the arrival of winter, the first event you plan to attend in the new season feels like a beacon of hope. This was […]
If you’re reading this, I think there’s a good chance you have at least one V12-engined car in your ‘Top 10’ list. My dream collection wouldn’t be complete without a Lamborghini Miura SV, a Mercedes-Benz SL70 AMG and an Alpina B12 Coupé. I’d also have a Mercedes-AMG S65 as a daily and a Ferrari Enzo […]
As cliché as it sounds, it feels like it was only yesterday the last time I updated everyone on Project Rough’s journey. That feeling of ‘only yesterday’ translates into over two years of reality. It’s mind-boggling to me that 24 months have already passed. However, the fact that my youngest is approaching three and constantly tries to […]
As a nation famed for its patience, discipline, and peace of mind, the Japanese seem to have a habit of restoring the most unforgiving and uncompromised race cars to the road. Probably the most famous – or most documented, at least – is Takeshi Moroi’s Porsche 962C featured by Dino back in 2012. Decades earlier, […]
With another year passing since any form of SH Garage update on my two project cars – Project Spec C and Project Levin – I could dig into the excuse book for multiple reasons as to why. Spare time has been a limiting factor, but being able to use one car while work continued with the […]
I’m going to cast my loyalties aside and admit it: Mercedes-Benz has been making some of Germany’s best cars for over a century. Not just Germany but the whole world, for that matter. I don’t think that’s up for debate either, no matter how many cubic inches you like under the hood or how many waifu […]
If you’re going to build a cool car, you’d better give it a cool name. There’s so much to love about hot rodders. The can-do-will-do, belt-it-until-it-breaks attitude they have towards building and racing cars, the sense of community that encourages the wild and ingenious, and of course, the badass names they give their creations. I […]
When you walk into a place like the Moco Museum, you expect to see names that have shaped modern and contemporary art – Andy Warhol, Jeff Koons, Keith Haring, and Jean-Michel Basquiat, among others. But when I stepped through the doors of their London facility, I didn’t anticipate finding myself face-to-face with something that spoke directly […]
When does a car’s original design and construction become a hindrance? For many of us (myself included), the urge to modify a car will often happen before the keys are in hand. The Toyota AE86 is a perfect example of this; it’s many things to many people and, with the right changes, can become an […]